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Wrap-up: Richmond, Iowa

The Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, hosted the Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 on Friday night and the Sprint Cup Federated Auto Parts 400 on Saturday night. The Camping World Truck Series ran the Fan Appreciation 200 at Iowa Speedway on Sunday. The Canadian Tire Series, the ARCA Series and NASCAR Toyota Series-Mexico were in action this past weekend.

NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTime Trials: Jeff Gordon (24 Chevrolet) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Federated Auto Parts 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 20.674 seconds, 130.599 mph. This is his 73rd pole in 715 NSCS races, third on the all-time list. Gordon has now won at least one pole in 21 consecutive seasons, breaking a record he shared with David Pearson. This is his sixth pole in 42 races at Richmond. He led 49 laps and finished in eighth place. He is currently 11th in the point standings but he did not make the Chase since he doesn’t have a win in 2013. Gordon will be reseeded to 13th place behind the two Chase Wild Card winners.Did Not Qualify: No. 19 Mike Bliss.Winner: Carl Edwards (99 Ford Fusion) won the Federated Auto Parts 400, his 21st victory in 327 NSCS races. This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2013. It is his first victory and 10th top-10 finish in 19 races at Richmond.Top Rookie: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (No. 17 Ford Fusion) started 21st and finished 10th. He was named the "Rookie of the Race". The only other ROTY contender in the event was Danica Patrick (finished 30th). Stenhouse is 20th in the 2013 point standings.Contingency Awards (eligibility based on decal display):- Brad Keselowski (2 Ford) won the 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (142 of 400). He started third and finished in 17th place. - Ryan Newman’s (39 Chevrolet) team won two race awards. He won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver (finished third). Crew Chief Matt Borland won the Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race award for improving lap times 0.203 seconds from first half of the race to the second half. - Kurt Busch (78 Chevrolet) won the American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award given to the driver who records the fastest average speed on restarts and finishes the race on the lead lap. He earned the award for his second place finish.- Jamie McMurray (No. 1 Chevrolet) won the Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race” award given to the highest driver in the running order at the time of the first caution of each race. He started in seventh and finished in fourth place. - Roush-Yates Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award for building the engine in Edward’s race-winning No. 99.- Clint Bowyer (55 Toyota) won the Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap award. He finished the race in 25th place. Standings: Carl Edwards leads the point standings by 1 point over Jimmie Johnson after the Richmond race but the standings have been reseeded before the first Chase race, next week, at Chicagoland Speedway.

Next:GEICO 400, Sunday, Sept. 15 at Chicagoland Speedway - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NASCAR Nationwide SeriesTime Trials: Brian Scott (2 Chevrolet Camaro) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 with a lap of 21.717 seconds, 124.327 mph. This is his second pole in 134 NNS races. This is his first pole and 15th top-10 start in 2013 and his first pole in nine races at Richmond. Coming into this race, Scott had led a total of 38 laps in his career. He led 239 laps in this race and finished in second place.Did Not Qualify: No. 50 Danny Efland, No. 74 Carl Long, No. 89 Morgan Shepherd, No. 73 Derrike Cope and No. 00 Brett Butler.Winner: Sprint Cup regular Brad Keselowski won the Virginia 529 College Savings 250, his 25th victory in 201 NNS. With the win, Keselowski takes sole possession of eighth on the all-time NNS wins list. This is the No. 22 Ford Mustang driver's fifth NNS victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2013. It is his third victory and seventh top-10 finish in 14 NNS races at Richmond.Top Rookie:Kyle Larson (32 Chevrolet) is the top rookie finisher. He started 13th and finished fifth. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders.Contingency Awards (eligibility based on decal display):- Brian Scott didn’t win the race but his No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro team won all of the contingency awards. Besides winning the Coors Light Pole Award, Scott won the Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race” award given to the highest driver in the running order at the time of the first caution, the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver and he also won the 3M Lap Leader award for leading the most laps (239 of 250). Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines, builder of the engine in Scott’s car, won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award.Standings:Sam Hornish Jr. leads the point standings by 10 points over Austin Dillon.

Next:Dollar General 300, Saturday, Sept. 14 at Chicagoland Speedway- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesTime Trials:Ross Chastain (19 Ford F-150) won the Keystone 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the Fan Appreciation 200 presented by New Holland with a lap of 22.968 seconds, 137.147 mph. He is the sixth different NCWTS driver under the age of 21 this year to win a Keystone 21 Means 21 Pole joining Ryan Blaney, Jeb Burton, Chase Elliott, Brennan Newberry and Darrell Wallace Jr. This is his first pole in 36 NCWTS races. It is his fifth top-10 start in 2013. He led the most laps (116 of 212) and finished the race in second place. Chastain, who made nine of the 15 races so far this season, is 19th in the point standings.Did Not Qualify: None, only 36 trucks entered.Winner: James Buescher (31 Chevrolet Silverado) won the Fan Appreciation 200 presented by New Holland, his sixth victory in 109 NCWTS races. This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2013. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Iowa.Top Rookie:Darrell Wallace Jr. (54 Toyota Tundra) started 10th and finished fifth. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders. Contingency Awards (eligibility based on decal display): - James Buescher won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver.- Roush Yates Engines, supplier of the engine in Chastain’s pole-winning No. 19 Ford, won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award.Standings: Matt Crafton leads the standings by 37 points over James Buescher.

The Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, hosted the Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 on Friday night and the Sprint Cup Federated Auto Parts 400 on Saturday night. The Camping World Truck Series ran the Fan Appreciation 200 at Iowa Speedway on Sunday. The Canadian Tire Series, the ARCA Series and NASCAR Toyota Series-Mexico were in action this past weekend.

NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTime Trials: Jeff Gordon (24 Chevrolet) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Federated Auto Parts 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 20.674 seconds, 130.599 mph. This is his 73rd pole in 715 NSCS races, third on the all-time list. Gordon has now won at least one pole in 21 consecutive seasons, breaking a record he shared with David Pearson. This is his sixth pole in 42 races at Richmond. He led 49 laps and finished in eighth place. He is currently 11th in the point standings but he did not make the Chase since he doesn’t have a win in 2013. Gordon will be reseeded to 13th place behind the two Chase Wild Card winners.Did Not Qualify: No. 19 Mike Bliss.Winner: Carl Edwards (99 Ford Fusion) won the Federated Auto Parts 400, his 21st victory in 327 NSCS races. This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2013. It is his first victory and 10th top-10 finish in 19 races at Richmond.Top Rookie: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (No. 17 Ford Fusion) started 21st and finished 10th. He was named the "Rookie of the Race". The only other ROTY contender in the event was Danica Patrick (finished 30th). Stenhouse is 20th in the 2013 point standings.Contingency Awards (eligibility based on decal display):- Brad Keselowski (2 Ford) won the 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (142 of 400). He started third and finished in 17th place. - Ryan Newman’s (39 Chevrolet) team won two race awards. He won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver (finished third). Crew Chief Matt Borland won the Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race award for improving lap times 0.203 seconds from first half of the race to the second half. - Kurt Busch (78 Chevrolet) won the American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award given to the driver who records the fastest average speed on restarts and finishes the race on the lead lap. He earned the award for his second place finish.- Jamie McMurray (No. 1 Chevrolet) won the Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race” award given to the highest driver in the running order at the time of the first caution of each race. He started in seventh and finished in fourth place. - Roush-Yates Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award for building the engine in Edward’s race-winning No. 99.- Clint Bowyer (55 Toyota) won the Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap award. He finished the race in 25th place. Standings: Carl Edwards leads the point standings by 1 point over Jimmie Johnson after the Richmond race but the standings have been reseeded before the first Chase race, next week, at Chicagoland Speedway.

Next:GEICO 400, Sunday, Sept. 15 at Chicagoland Speedway - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NASCAR Nationwide SeriesTime Trials: Brian Scott (2 Chevrolet Camaro) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 with a lap of 21.717 seconds, 124.327 mph. This is his second pole in 134 NNS races. This is his first pole and 15th top-10 start in 2013 and his first pole in nine races at Richmond. Coming into this race, Scott had led a total of 38 laps in his career. He led 239 laps in this race and finished in second place.Did Not Qualify: No. 50 Danny Efland, No. 74 Carl Long, No. 89 Morgan Shepherd, No. 73 Derrike Cope and No. 00 Brett Butler.Winner: Sprint Cup regular Brad Keselowski won the Virginia 529 College Savings 250, his 25th victory in 201 NNS. With the win, Keselowski takes sole possession of eighth on the all-time NNS wins list. This is the No. 22 Ford Mustang driver's fifth NNS victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2013. It is his third victory and seventh top-10 finish in 14 NNS races at Richmond.Top Rookie:Kyle Larson (32 Chevrolet) is the top rookie finisher. He started 13th and finished fifth. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders.Contingency Awards (eligibility based on decal display):- Brian Scott didn’t win the race but his No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro team won all of the contingency awards. Besides winning the Coors Light Pole Award, Scott won the Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race” award given to the highest driver in the running order at the time of the first caution, the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver and he also won the 3M Lap Leader award for leading the most laps (239 of 250). Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines, builder of the engine in Scott’s car, won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award.Standings:Sam Hornish Jr. leads the point standings by 10 points over Austin Dillon.

Next:Dollar General 300, Saturday, Sept. 14 at Chicagoland Speedway- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesTime Trials:Ross Chastain (19 Ford F-150) won the Keystone 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the Fan Appreciation 200 presented by New Holland with a lap of 22.968 seconds, 137.147 mph. He is the sixth different NCWTS driver under the age of 21 this year to win a Keystone 21 Means 21 Pole joining Ryan Blaney, Jeb Burton, Chase Elliott, Brennan Newberry and Darrell Wallace Jr. This is his first pole in 36 NCWTS races. It is his fifth top-10 start in 2013. He led the most laps (116 of 212) and finished the race in second place. Chastain, who made nine of the 15 races so far this season, is 19th in the point standings.Did Not Qualify: None, only 36 trucks entered.Winner: James Buescher (31 Chevrolet Silverado) won the Fan Appreciation 200 presented by New Holland, his sixth victory in 109 NCWTS races. This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2013. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Iowa.Top Rookie:Darrell Wallace Jr. (54 Toyota Tundra) started 10th and finished fifth. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders. Contingency Awards (eligibility based on decal display): - James Buescher won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver.- Roush Yates Engines, supplier of the engine in Chastain’s pole-winning No. 19 Ford, won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award.Standings: Matt Crafton leads the standings by 37 points over James Buescher.